Hello I’m Luke Kneller and welcome to Best Replays of the Week.
In this episode we have:
A medium with a will to win
A pair of heavies standing united
And a Tiger with brain to back up their brawn.
But before we get started
I want to refresh your memory
about how YOU can get featured on Best Replays of the Week.
You can even snag yourself some gold if you get featured!
It’s easy! Here's how you do it.
First upload a replay on wotreplays.com
Click login, select your region, and then click log in again.
You'll be taken to wargaming.net,
so use your Wargaming account to log in.
Once you're back on wotreplays, find a big Upload Replay button,
click 'Choose file', then navigate to the replays folder.
Find and select your replay, press 'Open', then the orange Upload Replay button.
Click on Contest and then BRW.
There's no need for any trouble with time stamps.
Just enter a short description and hit send.
Remember, we want your amazing replays,
and you can get gold and the chance to show off! It’s a win-win!
Did you get all that? Good! Now let's get onto the first replay!
Our first replay was submitted by mikle21 from the EU server.
He's going to show us how a medium tank with a tough, flat side
can take an entire team’s worth of fire…
And reign victorious when the battle is done.
The E-50 is a German powerhouse,
with a great gun and thick set of armor to make up for its….eh...
lack of curves.
Mines is an old map, and since its inception,
the hill has been the main focus for thick waves of fire.
This sounds like a great place for Mikle to take his intimidating German armor.
Aha, arty knocks the tracks off this French autoloader.
This is a perfect opportunity to quickly remove this dangerous French foe.
The T49 and AMX CDC on the other hand are not so exposed,
and they are being supported by heavy fire from their base.
No matter though as the E-50s side armor soaks it all!
Ouch! Mikle reversed an inch too far
and received a heavy hit from the Object 704.
The Russian BL-10 gun rang true for its shooter today.
Apart from that, we're back to the sweet sound of ricochets.
But amid this musical number,
a smarter than average T34, switched to high explosive
allowing some damage to seep through.
It doesn't take long for our embolden commander to run out of hitpoints.
Retreat!
Lookie here, thanks to Mikle’s efforts of distracting so many enemy tanks,
the east flank is overrun and the team cleans up the remaining enemy tanks.
While the other numbers don’t speak so highly,
Mikle soaked over 5 times his own tanks HP!
A valiant earner of our Steel Wall award.
Next we’ll go over to the American server
where ruben1alpha is going to demonstrate how to play a support medium.
The Leo PTA has great mobility
and a great gun so swamp is a great place to do it!
A true confederate tries to give his team an early lead,
and ruben does just that!
Three well aimed shots with the Leo’s 390 alpha gun
makes for some nice starting damage.
Alas, that's not enough and the team have been overrun on the eastern flank.
Time to try and reclaim some of the lost advantage.
Hang on! This T25 Pilot and E-50 think they have the hardened metal
to take on our confederate. Not a chance.
Another duo, will these two be able to stop our confederate?
Not without shells they won’t!
The shame is too much...
Meanwhile, the western flank that had been holding steady
have run out of stamina and are being repelled.
Time to even out the odds!
Slow down there Strv,
you were still spotted while attempting to flank
and our quick thinking vindicator knows just what to do.
Well, someone else can have that one.
Did someone say free damage?
Yes please!
Nicely done ruben1alpha.
Showing us exactly how effective
a medium tank with no armor can be when used
in the right positions.
Now let’s head back down to Tier VI
with _HeartBreak3R_ from the EU region.
Will our hearts be broken, or the enemy's?
The VK 30.02 (M) is a monster when top tier,
boasting mobility, armor, and firepower.
Everything he needs to shred his way through the middle road on Lakeville
Meeting a Leopard along the way barely warrants a parting glance
as he leaves but a scratch on _HeartBreak3R_’s thick front plate.
Now it’s time to become a Killionaire
and knock out guns before the battle has even properly begun.
Well aimed shot
after well aimed shot leaves the enemy scrambling for cover.
Is it a bird?
Is it a plane?
No! It's an Alecto!
It doesn’t want to be left out on all the fun
_HeartBreak3R_ is having on the front line.
Unfortunately for the Alecto, the fun didn't last long.
However, now the formidably armored AT-8
stands guarding the pass.
Aroo!
With some skillful baiting and angling the AT-8 becomes far less deadly
and is soon peppered full of holes.
Eight kills in but there are still more to get.
Two well aimed shots on the Matilda
puts our hero one step from their goal...
Maybe it's too late...
nope!
That T-50 is right back where the enemy team started
and the 10th kill is secured.
Hah!
Along with a cheeky platoon invite to gather a strategic crucial contribution.
In just 3 minutes and 45 seconds
our hero managed to kill two thirds of the enemy team.
Securing an elusive Pool’s medal
as well as our Top Gun award.
All the while not losing a single hit point.
Well played _HeartBreak3R_.
Now that engines have warmed up,
let’s triple R into a Brother in Arms display from the American region.
Our champions are Kirbymar in an M103
and DSKKorp in a VK 45.02 (P) Ausf.B.
Two VERY well armored heavies.
Wait, top tier Himmels as heavies. Ha!
This is going to be brutal.
Kirby makes a strong opening play in the center window
where he is hull down to that T34.
Meanwhile, Korp drives to the banana where it is best,
putting the VK's very strong frontal plate to best use,
and effectively barricading the pass.
Not much initial activity from either team
as they size each other up through the gaps and windows.
Suddenly an ST-1 comes barreling down the banana
with no intention of stopping.
This Braveheart style charge
gives a +10 courage buff to all surrounding tanks
and soon a landslide of enemy tanks are pushing towards Korp.
Kirby quickly responds to their friend in need
and assumes a perfect hull-down position just behind.
Let the melee begin!
Korp meets Braveheart head-on
and facehugs first enemy tanks.
This fantastic tactic nullifies the numerical advantage
as the soldiers behind don’t have a clear shot.
So good, Korp. This is my style of fighting!
Let's not forget the rest of the team
as that crossfire from the Charioteer on the hill is spot on,
and the reds start popping.
This failed push has left the enemy team short of tanks,
which allows our team to go into cleanup mode.
It looks like the other team has a similar set of odds
that our brave platoon had
but they don't even attempt to work together
and get hunted down 1 by 1.
Kirby gets the lion's share of the remains,
managing to secure a top gun with the much more nimble M103.
Nicely done you two,
the enemies charged in but lacked your coordination
and fell like dominos.
9 Kills for Kirbymar and DSKKorp together, with plenty of damage.
Now we have finally arrived at the Best replay of the Week.
It was submitted by... BeleaDeOm?
BeleaDeOm
Be-be-bele Ah De Om
Belea... BeleaDeOm at... yeah. BeleaDeOm from the EU region.
The mighty vehicle of choice for this battle
is the Heavy Tank No. 6.
A monster of a tank when top tier.
It has formidable armor,
leaving it only vulnerable to artillery
and very high pen Tier VI guns in this match.
This 88-mm gun with 220 alpha makes short work of these puny panzers.
Hmm, as mentioned arty will be a threat.
BeleaDeOm better not forget that again.
The western flank has been lost and the battle in the city rages fast,
with many allies being destroyed.
Some great-play will be required to swing this battle.
Be... BeleaDeOm, BeleaDeLom...
BeleaDeOm, time to show us how it's done!
Hah!
That was quite a display!
A tank graveyard's been raised in the city surrounding our champion.
All the while remaining safe from the artillery.
Lesson well learnt it seems from that opening Grille shot.
This Firefly underestimated our champion
and has been left with nowhere to run.
BeleaDeOm destroys the troublesome medium
and remains in shelter.
Now that they’re unspotted it should be safe to…
Wooow, what reactions!
That was a quick shot!
I wasn’t expecting that KV-85 to pop out there
but I'm not BeleaDeOm— they swatted it like a fly!
A swift drive behind the building leaves the enemy without a clean shot.
Well...almost….
Well
OK, now it's payback time.
This Bishop is spotted
and a good shot between the buildings
leaves him struggling to retaliate.
Que the building trick. Check
This Chi-Nu and Grille could be anywhere by now
and there’s only 5 minutes remaining.
Surely the best choice now, is to cap and draw them out.
The Grille attempts to blind shot the usual locations.
Nope!
A-a-a-a-and nope.
The Chi-Nu must now attempt to fight our champion to reset
but a well-aimed shot in his track stops him cold.
Denied!
Our hero doesn't recklessly kill the Chinese medium though.
Pay attention to BeleaDeOm's position.
They knew where the arty was firing from.
Great thinking!
Shall we try to hunt the arty with 3 minutes left on the clock?
Nah, that is far too risky, much safer to cap.
As the arty is alone
there is no chance to get spotted
so the best place to cap is in the open,
where the blind shots are least likely to land.
Let's watch the fireworks!
Lovely.
What a phenomenal carry, from start to finish!
A great display of mind and mouse
earning a Pool’s medal for 10 kills
and almost 4,000 damage in a Tier VI game.
Spectacularly done, BeleaDeOm!
You are the best of the week.
That's it for this week.
I can’t wait to see lots more replays from you.
But remember to turn your replays saver on in the options.
So head out there and get your treads dirty!
There's gold to be earned!
And by the way,
Best replays of the week is now on the World of Tanks reddit.
You can check it out with the link in the description.
I’m Luke Kneller. Thanks for watching.
And I’ll see you next time.